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Bladder Cancer #14

Medicinals
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Composition

  • Ku ShenRx. Sophorae Flavescentis15 g

    Clears Heat, dries Dampness, promotes urination and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

  • Sheng Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae15 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.

  • Jin Yin HuaFlos Lonicerae12 g

    Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

  • Da JiHb. Sive Rx. Cirsii Japonicae12 g

    Cools the Blood, stops bleeding, disperses Blood Stasis and reduces swelling.

    for hematuria due to Blood Heat.
  • Xiao JiHb. Cirsii12 g

    Cools the Blood, stops bleeding, disperses Blood Stasis, resolves toxicity, reduces swelling, reduces abscesses, clears Damp-Heat, promotes urination and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

  • Ze XieRz. Alismatis9 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Damp-Heat from the lower *Jiao.*

  • Huang Yao ZiRz. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae9 g

    Resolves Phlegm, dissipates nodules, reduces masses, clears Heat, reduces toxicity, cools the Blood, stops bleeding and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

  • Huang BaiCx. Phellodendri6 g

    Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower *Jiao, drains Fire, relieves Fire toxicity and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.*

  • Hu PoSuccinum (taken separately)1.5 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dissipates Stasis, promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.

Actions

  • Dispels Heat
  • Clears out Dampness
  • Removes toxicity
  • Brings down Heat in the Blood
  • Halts bleeding
  • Promotes healthy Blood circulation
  • Breaks up Blood Stasis
  • Suppresses the proliferation of cancer cells

Patterns treated

Damp-Heat with Toxicity, complicated by Blood Stasis

Manifestations

  • Blood in the urine: at the outset only a trace shows up toward the finish of voiding, and the amount grows larger as the condition advances.
  • Painful urination brought on by clots of Blood
  • Aching through the pubic region and the perineum
  • Soreness at the tip of the penis
  • Discomfort in the anal region
  • Aching and soreness across the lumbar and waist area
  • A reduced volume of urine output
  • Urinating more often than usual
  • Bilateral rib-area distention accompanied by pain
  • Possible discomfort beneath the right rib cage
  • A bitter flavor lingering in the mouth
  • A queasy, nauseated feeling
  • Bringing up fluids tasting sour and bitter
  • A diminished desire for food
  • Possible chills alternating with episodes of fever
  • Urine that is dark in hue and highly concentrated
  • Redness, swelling and soreness confined to the local area
  • Possibly accompanied by fever together with chills
  • A bloated, uncomfortable feeling in the abdomen
  • Chest tightness that feels suffocating
  • An aversion to greasy food
  • Possible thirst, sometimes present without any urge to drink
  • A pervasive sense of fatigue
  • Foul-smelling, loose stools, or
  • Difficulty passing stool
  • A feverish sensation
  • A sweet, sticky taste in the mouth, or alternatively a bitter one
  • A lightheaded, dizzy feeling
  • Ringing in the ears, or a loss of hearing
  • In women: foul-smelling yellow vaginal discharge together with vulvar itching
  • In men: testicular pain, swelling and a burning sensation, along with involuntary seminal emission or premature ejaculation
  • A markedly elevated body temperature
  • Mental clouding and confusion
  • Disordered thinking with incoherent speech
  • Manic, frenzied behavior
  • Urine of a deep yellow color
  • Widespread skin eruptions covering the whole body
  • Blood present in the urine
Tongue body
Pink, or possibly Deep red and dry, or Purple red; C: Yellow, either greasy or sticky; P: Wiry combined with Rapid, or Slippery combined with Rapid, or simply Rapid, or Thready combined with Rapid, or Thready together with Feeble

Indications

A malignant tumor of the bladder